You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before airing internationally in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a sketch comedy format. Each episode had a theme. The show was notable for launching the careers of many performers, including Alanis Morissette, and writer Bill Prady, who would write and produce shows like The Big Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls and Dharma and Greg. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on Nickelodeon through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar All That. The show is synonymous with Nick, and was at that time extremely popular, with the highest ratings overall on the channel. The show is also well known for introducing the network's iconic slime. The program is the subject of the 2004 feature-length documentary, You Can't Do That on Film, directed by David Dillehunt.
You Can't Do That on Television (1979) is a comedy series that premiered on February 3, 1979, spanning 11 seasons and 145 episodes. It stars Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Adam Greydon Reid and Lisa Ruddy. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 24 ratings.
Christine McGlade
Les Lye
Adam Greydon Reid
Lisa Ruddy
Alasdair Gillis
Klea Scott
Alanis Morissette
Matthew Godfrey
Vanessa Lindores
Vik Sahay
Abby Hagyard
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 24 ratings.
This old commedey series, is pretty fun, when you get to know some gags, like the slime when the "actor" "says" -''I don't know' It has been the kickstarter on Nickeleodeon, and problay also where the slime part, which you still can see in Kids Choice Award. If you do not know, this old series, give it a try.
Reviewed on March 12, 2017
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You Can't Do That on Television (1979) is available to stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
You Can't Do That on Television has 11 seasons and 145 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on February 3, 1979.
No. You Can't Do That on Television is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on July 21, 2004.
You Can't Do That on Television (1979) stars Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Adam Greydon Reid, Lisa Ruddy and Alasdair Gillis. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
You Can't Do That on Television (1979) is rated 7.4 out of 10 from 24 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like comedy series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
